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2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Apnl 19,1927. A ROBINSON FIGURE PROJECTING TOY 7 Filed-March 8, 1926 1,s2s,4 Apta 19,1927.. A' ROBINSON 3o FIGURE PROJECTING 'royv Filed March s. 192e i 2 sneaks-sheet 2 410%1111 gi/050412 may@ Patented Apr. 19, 1927.

UNITED STATES ARTHUR ROBINSON, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

FIGURE PROJECTING TOY.

Application led March 8, 1926. Serial No. 93,051.

My invention has for its object to provide an extremely interesting and fascinating toy which, as illustrated, comprises a ligure representing a rearing bronco and a second fig- :i ure representing a cowboy with mechanism for imparting movements to the bronco and throwing the cowboy through the air to cause him to make a complete somersault and, when Correctly thrown, to light astride io the bronco.

To the above end, generally stated, the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the improved toy;

Fig. 2 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in longitudinal central section, takenlon the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, with some parts, shown in differentposi-tions by means of broken lines; i.

Fig. 3 is a view corresponding to Fig. 2, but showing the movable parts shown in different positions;

FigziiisV a view partly in front elevation and `partly in transversevertieal section, taken on ythe line Ai-t of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a rear elevation 4of the -figure shown in 1. Y

The improved toyl includes two `figures 6 and 7 one of which has the outline of a rearing horse and the other `of which has an outline of a. man or boy with his legs spread. Preferably each iigure6 and 7 is cut from a single sheet of fibre to gprevent the same from warping or being broken. A lithograph sheet 8 is secured to each side of the figure 6 and represents a rearing bronco having thereon theregulation western bridle' 9 and saddle 10. The `figure 7 has-secured-to the front Yand back thereof colored 'lithograph sheets 11 that represent a cowboy clothed inthe regulation wearingapparel. Weighted feet 12, of lead or other heavy material, are secured to the legs of the iigure 7.

for rocking movement in a vertical plane longitudinally thereof by having the rear feet of the horse integrally formed with a block ltinserted between the prongs of the secured thereto by a pivot 15. The gure 7 l rEhe figure 6 is mounted on a platform 13.

bifurcated front end of said platform and is separate from the rest of the toy, and to throw said figure and cause the same to light astride the saddle 9 on the figure 6, I provide a normally upright throwing lever 16, the lower end of which lis yinserted between the prongs of the bifurcated rear end 0f the plat-formv 18 and pivoted thereto at-17. The platform 13 is supported in a raised position on end blocks 18. A coiled spring 19, anchored to the inner face of the rear block 18 and attached tothe throwing lever 16 below its pivot 17, normally holds said lever with freedom 'for rearward swinging movement, until lstopped by said block ina hori-. Zontal position in the same vertical plane vas the rocking movement of the figure 6.

To impart substantially like movements to the figures 6 and 7, the followingconnections are provided, to wit: a short vertically eX- tended lever 20 is inserted through -a longitudinally extended slot in the platform 13 and intermediately pivoted thereto at 21. A link 22 connects the Vthrowing lever 16 above its pivot 17, -to the upper end of the lever 20, and a link 23 connects the lower end-of' said lever 2O to the lower edge of the block 11i and below the pivot l15. Said link '23 is intermediately coiled to forma recoil spring 24. The operating connections 20, 22 and 213 are such as to hold the ligure in a rearing position when the throwing lever 16 is in normal or upright position, as shown by broken lines in Fig. 2.

To .play with the toy, the throwing lever is drawn rearward against the tension'of the spring 19 until stopped by the rear end block 18 in a horizontal position, as illustrated by full lines in Fig.` 2. rli-his movement of the throwing lever 16 also draws the ligure 6 into a still further rearing position. The figure 7 is then placed astride the throwing lever 416, as shown by full lines in Fig. 2 and said lever released. When the throwing lever 16 is released, the spring 19 which has been held under tension will swing said lever forward and throw the figure 7 onto the figure 6, as indicated by full lines in Fig. 8, and in which position of the figure 7 the .same is astride the saddle 9. The flight of the figure 7 to the figure 6 is indicated by ar' rows in Fig. 3, and it will be noted that said figure 7 makes acomplete somersault.

The purpose of the recoil spring 211 is v to prevent a movement of the figure 6, at the time the ligure 7 lights thereon, `that will throw said figure 7 from the figure 6.

rl`o throw the figure T by means of the throwing lever 1G and cause the same to light on the ligure (l astride the saddle S) requires considerable slill for the reason that the ligure l must he placed on the throwing lever lo in a correct longitudinal posit-ion thereon in order that the throwing lever actuated by the spring l2) will throw the ligure 'i' Just the right listance. ll' the ligure T is placed on the throwing lever 1G too near its pivot lo, said ligure will be thrown short of the saddle l) or if placed on said lever too far away from said pivot, it will be thrown forward of the saddle or over the head of the hroneo; or the ligure l is liahle to be thrown on either' sido of the ligure (i. l5); mounting the ligure (i for movement with the throwing lever 'lo and the throwing of the ligure 7 on the ligure (5, gives the toy the required action, and correctly colored and illustrated lithographs gives the tov a very natural ap pearance and action in which the cowboy leaps into the air., makes a complete somersault and lights on the saddle on the bronco.

The above described toy has in actual usage proven highly entertaining and fascinating.

lllhat l claim is:

l.. tof,Y comprising a relativenY liat ligure mounted in a vertical plane, a. spring-actu ated throwing` member mounted for movement in said] vertical plane, and a loose crotched ligure adapted to he supported o'n said tlnowing member in a straddled posi tion transverseliT of the movement thereof and thrown by said member toward the lirst noted ligure, said loose ligure when accuratelvthrown b v said member heing arranged to light on the lirst noted ligure in a st addled position.

2. il toy comprising a platform, a ligure mounted on the platform, a pivotcd throw ing lever on the platform, a spring operative ou said lever and arranged to be placed under tension when said lever is drawn away from said ligure, and a loose ligure adapted to be supported on said lever in a straddled position when said lever is drawn away from the. lirst noted ligure, and thrown toward theA lirst noted ligure bv said lever when released, said loose ligure, when accurately thrown by said lever` being arranged to light on the lirst noted lligure in a straddled position, said loose ligure being free for adjustment longitudinallv on the throwing lever.

tl. A tov comprising a platform, a ligure mounted on the platform, a pivoted throwing lever on the platform, a spring operative on said lever and arranged to he placed under tension when said lever is drawn away from said ligure, and a loose ligure having weighted feet and adapted to be supported on said lever in a straddled position when said lever is drawn awa;T from the first noted ligure, and thrown toward the lirst noted ligure b v said lever when released, said loose ligure, when :mcuratelyv thrown by said lcver, being arranged to light on the lirstI noted ligure in a straddled position.

-l-. A toy comprising a platform, a ligure yieldingly mounted on the platforni, a pivoted throwing lever on the platform, a spring operative on said lever and arranged to be placed under tension when said lever is drawn awai7 from said ligure, and a loose ligure adapted to be supported on said lever in a straddled position when said lever is drawn away from the l'irst noted ligure, and thrown toward the lirst noted ligure by said lever when released, said loose ligure, when acculntelj,7 thrown by said lever, heing ar ranged to light on the lirst noted ligure in a :letraddled position. i

A toy comprising a platform, a figure and a throwing lever pivotally mounted on the platform, the former in front of the latter, a spring operative on said lever and arranged to be placed under tension when said lever is d awa away trom said ligure, oper ating connections from the throwing lever to the ligure, and a, loose ligure adapted to be supported on said lever in a straddled position when said lever is drawn al fav from the lirst noted ligure and thrown to wird the lirst noted ligure b v said lever when released, said loose ligure, when accurately thrown by said lever, being arranged to light on the lirst noted ligure in a straddled position,

(3. The structure dclined in claim in which said connection includes a recoil spring.

7. The structure dclined in claim 5 in which said connection includes a lever inten mediately pivoted to the platform, a link connecting the lirst noted ligure to one end of said intermediatel'v pivote'd lever and a second link connecting the other end of said link to the throwing lever.

8. A toy comprising a platform, a ligure representing a ln-onco pivoted to the platforni at its rear feet for rocking nnwement, a throwing lever pivoted to the platform, back of said ligure, for swinging movement in the plane of the rocking movement of said ligure, an operating connection from said lever to the ligure, a spring normally holding said lever in an upright position and arranged to he placed under tension when said lever is moved rearward into a horizontal position. said operating connection being arranged to hold the ligure in rearing position when said lever is in an upright position and to move said ligure in a still further rearing position when said lever is moved rearward into a horizontal position, and a loose ligure representing a cowbody with his legs spread and having weighted feet, said loose ligure being adapted to he supported astride said lever, when in a rear horizontal position, and thrown toward the lirst noted lig ure by said lever when released, said loose figure, when accurately thrown by said le- Ver, being arranged to light on the firstnoted figure in a straddled position.

9. The structure delined in claim l in Which the first noted figure is mounted for rocking movement in said vertical plane.

l0. The structure defined in claim 1 in Which said loose ligure may be adjusted on said member toward or from the first noted 10 figure.

11. The structure delined in claim l in which said loose ligure has Weights at the outer extremities of its croteli. A

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ARTHUR ROBINSON. 

